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, 1,476,920 J. T. QUIGLEY FILING AND INDEXING EQUIPMENT Filed Dec. 14, 1918 2 Sheets-Sheet. 2

Iva/ave 2130 i" Patented Dec. H, 1923.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN T. QUIGLEY. OF BOSTON. MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR T0 COSTMETER COMPANY, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS.

FILING AND INDEXING EQUIPMENT.

Application filed December 14, 1918. Serial No. 266,743.

To all whom 2'25 may ooncern:

Be it known that 1, Joan T. QUioLEY, a ritizen of the United States, and a resident of Boston. county of Suii'olk, and State of lllassatrhusetts, have invented an ll!l[)l't)\tment in Filing and indexing Equipments, of which the following description. in eonneetion with the. aecon'ipanying drawings, is a spet'ifieation. like eharaeters on the drawingsrepresenting like parts.

a This invention relates to tiling and indexin equipment of the class in which the sheets are arranged with their margins in overlapping relationship, and my invention is more particularly l-orn'erneil with improveiurnts relating to the she ts and their relation with the sheet-holders.

My invention will be best understood by reference to the ioilowing description. when taken in connection with the arrompa lying drawings of one specific embodiment thereof. while its scope will he more partieularly pointed out in the appended elaiins.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a filing and index-in; equipnn-nt mhodving m v invention;

Fig. L is a sectional view on an entarged smile on line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. It is a seetional view on an enlarged srahon line t of Fig. l; and

i 'i t is n elevation of one of the sheets unfolded,

l'itl lit'llltf to the drawings, and lo the Mir itt tllllltlll of my invention whi -h is illustratrd therein. l have shown for the purposes of exemplilieation a tilingand indexing equipment roniprising a pluralit ot' folded sheets 1 assembled lave to fare rouserutl\t'l'. and with their folds preferably presenting oreriappial unit-gins. lrel'erablv. t-arh a. t is folded along a line A. parailel with two opposite marginal portions oi the sheet. lrel'rrahl) the folds are not i-rease-ri or pressed down absolutely flat. but the leaves are spread apart intermediate the fold and the opposite marginal portions thereot. as well shown in Fig. .3. 'lhus. the sheets present reiatirelv thirk overlapping margins having raparitv i'or rapid and at-eurate opening M. the .ile or index at the desired point. Thi is \oil illustrated in Fig. 2. wherein l have in lirate l in dotted lines a finger pressing down a series of sheets. thereby causing a separation from the adjaeent sheets whieh are not subjected to pressure. the result being that the finger ran he introduced at the desired point without the necessity of earet'ully pielcin; the edge of the sheet with the finger nail.

The folded sheet presents many other im portant advantages, among them being a greater flexibility and durahility as compared with a single card of equal weight. \l'hile a card of a given thickness will otten rrark. or remain more or less periminentl hem when doubled over accidentally, a folded sheet whose total thickness equals that ol the rard will resist cram-king and pen inauent injury to a very marked degree. Another ronsideration which is of important-e is the fact that in comparing folded sheets with cards of equal weight. the folded sheets are less expensive in first cost: and since they are more durable, their ultimate rust is very much less. Still another advantage is that the folded sheet has twice the writing surface of a single sheet, this being a vailahle by unfolding and turning the sheet inside out. Moreover, the out edge of a single sheet is apt to split and become shabby owing to the fact that the cut fibers of the paper are exposed at the edge. whereas in the vase of the folded sheet. the fibers are nnr-ut and uuhroken. and resist wear to a nmvh greater degree. Manvother advanlayers will reailil suggest themselves to those skilled in the art.

The sheets may be held by any suitable sln-ethollh-rs. and the latter may be mounted on any appropriate mounting. In the present example. the two margins of the sheet opposite the line of the fold are provided with any suitable number of perforations it (see Fig. i). and preferably the perforations of one margin register with those of the other when the sheet. is folded.

as shown in the lower part of Fig. l. and in sertion in Fig. 3. These perforations may erve to receive a part or parts of a suitable Fltt't-ldu ltltl, and while several variel ies may lie t-i|ipt veil l have herein shown a plu rality oi tuhula r sheet-holders l2, eat-l1 provided with a sheet-receiving slot 12} extending lengthwise thereof, as shown in Fig. 3. The sheet is suitably locked to the sheetholder. as i r providing the slot iii with oll'sets formed h recesses ii and 'Ulli'blll'llll ing tongues lit. the latter normally extend ing through the perforations ll. shown in Fig. ll. 'llnis the sheet is Htilltlf, loelceil against arriilental ilisengi'agenn-nt from the sheet-hohlel. but may he removed therefrom at will in relative sliding movement lengtl wise ol' the sheet-holder. When this takes takes plaee. the tongues 15 ride out of the perforations 11, and permit the sheet to he wi hdrawn from the holder, a will he readi understood from an examination of Fig. 3. The =lieet may he rein erted hy the rerersal ol' the toregoinp operation Hinre the sheets are folded and their leaves are apt to spread aparh this tendency manifested in an increased tendency of the #heet to till the slot ill. and to Il'SlSl accidental movement therein. as will he evident, from an inspeetion of Fig. 2.

\Vhiie the heet-holilers may lie mounted in a wide rariet ot' mountings} have herein shown a common form of mounting 1G, pref-- eralily comprising a thin sheet metal hark provided with iuwardl\,-proieetin;r tlangw 17 forming channels 18 to re eiw llhlt'i minal portions of the wheel-holders 1:2. the latter being preleiahl) es'liudrieul. and eonstituting trunnione ahout the axes of whieh the sheets may he turned to and fro to we pose either fare while still maintaining th overiapping margins in properlyspared relationship.

Undue movement of the eheet'holders lengthwise ot the ehannels may he prevented by any suitable upper and lower stops, hut in the present example. I have shown for this purpose tiexihle rods 1! provided with enlarged eylinilrieal terminai portions it having redueed ends 21 extending through perforat ins in the flanges lT. Removal of one of these rods from :iiENlYi or below the Sll(l"i-l)fil=ll*l'. allows the latter to he displaeeil leugthniw oi the i-liauiiels, time per sniffing: the Slitlldll'llltl'fl to it! removed, re plaeeil and rearranged at will. )l' ronrse. when the sheet holdem are in plaee in the mounting. the removal of the sheete therefrom is inipoesihle; lieeause the flanges I? prevent the sheets from hein; withdrawn endwiee. lhe removal and replaeenient oi the rod it may he readily aeeoinplished hy honing the HHIH to rednee its length. and to withdraw its ends from the perforations in which they a re normally seated. The sheets may he arranged in either npfitanding or depernliug t'zwhiou. as may he desired. :11 thougl. in the prewnt natanee. i hav shown them llllhiifllllllilfi.

ll:ii'in; thus llthtlil fil one enilioilimenf oi my invention. What 1 elaiin and deeire lla'ilers latent tr smlii'l is:

L tile eoniprieinex in romhination. a hit'ltfi (ll l nlil l. paper. Hrnrtl el eote. \Vl ewp folds are pr sented to View in overlappin relationahip. and sheersupporting means liming provision for swiveling to permit said sheets-t to he swung to present either ot' lwo fare to view.

2. i\ tile i'oinprising, in romhination. :i eerie-s oi t'olileil, paper. reroril llt'(l.- whoer l'olde are lH'U-Hllllll to \'l(\\ in overlapping HlilLlUllsllll). and a piyotal mounting hy \\'ll l'.'l} said sheet a e married with their folds presented at the front for inspection and manipulation to present the ri-eoril on either fare to View.

il. l tilingequipment comprising in min hination, a series of overlapping elements ezu'll eomprisiin a heet folded along a line parallel with two opposite marginal portions. the latter being provided ith reg; istering perforations, and a series of' sheet. holders having portions received in said perforations, res )ertively.

4. A filing equipment comprising in eonihinatiun. a series of overlapping elements earh eomprising a foldahle heet hating a folding line parallel with two marginal poi lions the latter heing provided with pti'l nitr tions. sheet-holding means reeeireil in said pt-rt'o'ations. and a mounting in wliirh the folds of said sheets are presented at the Front. for manipulation.

A filing and indexing equipment eomprising. in eonihination. a serum of overlap ping sheets and a plurality of sheet-holders. the overlapping part. of (:H'll sheet being olded along a line parallel with two opposit/G marginal portions which are brought together and held by one of said sheetholdersn the folded edges of the sheets being presented at the front for inspection and manipulation.

it. A tiling and indexing equipment eoniprising, in eonihination, a plurality oi sheets. and a plurality of sheet-holders, eaeli sheet. heing l'olded along a line parallel with two opposite marginal portions whit-h are lit-ought together and held by one of said eheehholdera. the folds of said sheets being held hy said sheethoh'lers in overlapping relationship.

7. A tilingand indexing equipment eom prising. in combination, a plurality of folded sheets whose. folds are arranged in overlapping relationship. each sheet. presenting two leaves. lit-ought together, and a plurality of sheebholders-t, eaeh interloeked with the leaves of one of said sheets.

8. A filing and indexing equipment (uniprisinpu in romhination. a plurality of folded eheets whose folds are arranged in overlappin relationship. and a plurality of sheet holders, eaeh having an opening in whieli the leaves of one of said sheets are reeeired.

i A lilingr and indexing equipment romprising. in eouihinatioma plurality of folded sheets whose l'olds are arranged in overlap pin relationship, and a plurality of sheethol ere having means extending through both the thicknesses of the respective sheets.

10. A filing and indexing equi ment comprising, in combination, a plum it of folded sheets whose folds are own in overlapping relationship, and a plum ity of sheetholders, the leaves of each sheet being provided with registering perforations in which said sheet-holders are received.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

JOHN T. QUIGLEY. 

